Crosswords Set by: Philistine Saturday 26 November 2016 19.00 EST Prize crossword No 27,052 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Philistine Saturday 26 November 2016 19.00 EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close Special instructions: Note: 2 December 2016. Five 5 solutions are not further defined, not six as originally indicated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Across 1 Sleeps with dons? (4,3) 5 Weaver's bed (6) 10 Love equal pay, not a distribution without clarity (8) 11 Providing returns since firm's failure (6) 13 Lilac arrangement extremely pretty and extremely big, not quite having a shapely 5 (11) 16 Minimal cover for 5, a number with a speech impediment (5) 18 "I’m sorry I haven't a clue" — most comical comeback with a hooter sound (4,5) 19 Epic drama about a lifesaver (9) 20 Gives party away (5) 21 As soon as drink's available for writer, I got mine drunk outside (7,4) 25 Squeal out for matches (6) 26 Better outside, I realise (8) 27 A drip's moving, but not like this (6) 28 Succumbed so readily, in part as a result of pressure (7) Down 2 Long rally, off course, endlessly crawling (2,3,5) 3 Scar an Arab (5) 4 Take off around mid-July, run regularly, agreed and ready to fly (5,7) 6 Paper expert knows his flesh and blood (9) 7 You French, keep quiet! (4) 8 Put 5 on show, instant love ending on low note (4) 9 Kind caress first to use a keyboard (5-4) 12 Miami let loose captured reptile into local environment (12) 14 We're not enjoying this first sign of love in heart of sycophant (10) 15 Help decorate cake on the outside, initially leaving edges sharply symmetric (9) 17 Declared bet and played (9) 22 Polish side-switching is repellent (5) 23 Fancy rare … (4) 24 … steak? (4)
